diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 25e1e8bcd..e0594a4e8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -97,12 +97,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20151013193312-d6023ce2651d // indirect
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-gorp/gorp/v3 v3.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.23.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-sql/civil v0.0.0-20220223132316-b832511892a9 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-sql/sqlexp v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lann/builder v0.0.0-20180802200727-47ae307949d0 // indirect
 	github.com/lann/ps v0.0.0-20150810152359-62de8c46ede0 // indirect
-	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 // indirect
 	github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20211012122336-39d0f177ccd0 // indirect
 	github.com/mistifyio/go-zfs/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f9a7db3e6..44a615f26 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -413,8 +413,6 @@ github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nos
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 h1:iM5WgngdRBanHcxugY4JySA0nk1wZorNOpTgCMedv5E=
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:pxXPTn3joSm21Gbwsv0w9OSA2y1HFR9qXEeXQVeNoDQ=
-github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3 h1:in2uUcidCuFcDKtdcBxlR0rJ1+fsokWf+uqxgUFjbI0=
-github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3/go.mod h1:d8uq/6HKRL6CGdk+aubisF/M5GcPfT7nKyLpA0lbSSk=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 h1:J6MZopCL4uSllY1OfXM374weqZFFItUbrImctkmUxIA=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2/go.mod h1:sIVyrIiJhuEF+Pj9Ebtd6P/rEYROXFi3BopGUQ5a5Og=
@@ -441,12 +439,6 @@ github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.21.0 h1:Rs+Y7hSXT83Jacb7kFyjn4ijOuVGSvOdF
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.21.0/go.mod h1:LmZmgsrTkVg9LG4EaHeY8cBDslNPMo06cago5JNLkm4=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0 h1:vsEVJDUo2hPJ2tu0/Xc+4noaxyEffXNIs3cOULZ+GrE=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0/go.mod h1:esZ8ITTYEsH1V2trKHjAN8Ai7xHb8RV+YSZ577vPjgQ=
-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 h1:EWaQ/wswjilfKLTECiXz7Rh+3BjFhfDFKv/oXslEjJA=
-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1/go.mod h1:hxrqLVvrK65+Rwrd5Fc6F2O76J/NuW9t0sjnWqG1slY=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 h1:Bcnm0ZwsGyWbCzImXv+pAJnYK9S473LQFuzCbDbfSFY=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1/go.mod h1:xekY+UJKNuX9WP91TpwSH2VMlDf28Uj24BCp08ZFTUY=
-github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.23.0 h1:/PwmTwZhS0dPkav3cdK9kV1FsAmrL8sThn8IHr/sO+o=
-github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.23.0/go.mod h1:dbuPbCMFw/DrkbEynArYaCwl3amGuJotoKCe95atGMM=
 github.com/go-quicktest/qt v1.101.0 h1:O1K29Txy5P2OK0dGo59b7b0LR6wKfIhttaAhHUyn7eI=
 github.com/go-quicktest/qt v1.101.0/go.mod h1:14Bz/f7NwaXPtdYEgzsx46kqSxVwTbzVZsDC26tQJow=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v7 v7.4.1 h1:PASvf36gyUpr2zdOUS/9Zqc80GbM+9BDyiJSJDDOrTI=
@@ -688,8 +680,6 @@ github.com/lann/builder v0.0.0-20180802200727-47ae307949d0 h1:SOEGU9fKiNWd/HOJuq
 github.com/lann/builder v0.0.0-20180802200727-47ae307949d0/go.mod h1:dXGbAdH5GtBTC4WfIxhKZfyBF/HBFgRZSWwZ9g/He9o=
 github.com/lann/ps v0.0.0-20150810152359-62de8c46ede0 h1:P6pPBnrTSX3DEVR4fDembhRWSsG5rVo6hYhAB/ADZrk=
 github.com/lann/ps v0.0.0-20150810152359-62de8c46ede0/go.mod h1:vmVJ0l/dxyfGW6FmdpVm2joNMFikkuWg0EoCKLGUMNw=
-github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 h1:WT9HwE9SGECu3lg4d/dIA+jxlljEa1/ffXKmRjqdmIQ=
-github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0/go.mod h1:bvxc+MVxLKB4z00jd1z+Dvzr47oO32F/QSNjSBOlFxI=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de h1:9TO3cAIGXtEhnIaL+V+BEER86oLrvS+kWobKpbJuye0=
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_network.go b/pkg/collect/host_network.go
index 5cdc2a589..41f8988b7 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_network.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_network.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	validator "github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/debug"
 	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
@@ -66,12 +65,9 @@ func isValidLoadBalancerAddress(address string) bool {
 
 	}
 
-	if len(hostAddress) > 255 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	err = validator.New().Var(hostAddress, "hostname")
-	return err == nil
+	// Checking for DNS name for RFC1123, DNS1123SubdomainMaxLength int = 253
+	errs := validation.IsDNS1123Subdomain(hostAddress)
+	return len(errs) == 0
 }
 
 func checkTCPConnection(progressChan chan<- interface{}, listenAddress string, dialAddress string, timeout time.Duration) (NetworkStatus, error) {